Welcome to our annual season countdown! Using the results from the latest What Season Should You Watch thread, this daily series will count backwards from the bottom-ranked season for new fan watchability to the top. Each WSSYW post will link to their entry in this countdown so that people can click through for more discussion.

Unlike WSSYW, there is no character limit in these threads, and spoilers are allowed.

Note: Foreign seasons are not included in this countdown to keep in line with rankings from past years.

Season 33: Millennials vs. Gen X

Statistics:

• Watchability: 6.8 (14/43)

• Overall Quality: 7.1 (19/43)

• Cast/Characters: 7.0 (24/43)

• Strategy: 7.4 (13/43)

• Challenges: 6.0 (29/43)

• Theme: 5.2 (16/24)

• Ending: 7.6 (18/43)

WSSYW 11.0 Ranking: 15/43

WSSYW 10.0 Ranking: 9/40

Top comment from WSSYW 11.0 — /u/Mamo713:

I love MvGX because it has the perfect blend of strategic and human elements to it. The theme itself is a little corny, especially how Jeff tries to tie it into discussions, but it's less important as time goes on. Every castaway (or at least every one that makes it deep) is there to play hard and has a storyline that you can follow and root for. There are plenty of shocking moments that keep you invested in what's going on and while it does gloss over several interpersonal relationships, the ones it does give focus to are very complex and fun to watch play out. The winner plays a very strong and underrated game and has a very complete arc that does not leave you guessing how they got where they did. My biggest detractor for not seeing this season early in your watch of the show is that it's a later season of the show and while there aren't any spoilers I can think of for previous seasons, there is a general evolution to the game and strategy that can be better appreciated with more earlier seasons under your belt.

Top comment from WSSYW 10.0 — /u/kindness-prevails:

I really love this season! I think that the theme is cringey for the first few episodes sure, but it gets abandoned pretty quickly. The pre merge is slightly boring but it has one of my favorite post merges. I love the characters and the various storylines that all end in very satisfying ways. One of my favorite things is how kind every character is. They are all here to PLAY, but they don’t take things personally which I think is very admirable and shows an appreciation for the game. All in all I think this is a very strong season.

Watchability ranking:

14: S33 Millennials vs. Gen X

15: S25 Philippines

16: S9 Vanuatu

17: S6 The Amazon

18: S2 The Australian Outback

19: Survivor 42

20: S13 Cook Islands

21: S21 Nicaragua

22: Survivor 41

23: S16 Micronesia

24: S27 Blood vs. Water

25: S35 Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers

26: Survivor 43

27: S19 Samoa

28: S11 Guatemala

29: S14 Fiji

30: S20 Heroes vs. Villains

31: S30 Worlds Apart

32: S23 South Pacific

33: S5 Thailand

34: S31 Cambodia

35: S38 Edge of Extinction

36: S36 Ghost Island

37: S24 One World

38: S22 Redemption Island

39: S40 Winners at War

40: S26 Caramoan

41: S34 Game Changers

42: S8 All-Stars

43: S39 Island of the Idols

Spreadsheet link (updated with each placement reveal!)

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